15Synonyms found for confusing

Word Origin & History

confuse c.1550, in literal sense "mix or mingle things so as to render the elements indistinguishable;" attested from mid-18c. in active, figurative sense of "discomfit in mind or feeling;" not in general use until 19c., taking over senses formerly belonging to confound, dumbfound, flabbergast etc. The pp. confused (q.v.) is attested much earlier (serving as an alternate p.t. to confound), and the verb here might be a back-formation from it. Related: Confusing (1846).

Example Sentences for confusing

Before the remodel, the home's confusing floor plan blocked easy access to the rear garden and kept rooms dark and cramped.

Choosing the right products to keep your plants healthy can often be a bit confusing.

The result is sometimes confusing, because it mixes two different orders of scientific conceptions.

She hung back while he led her through confusing doorways and helped her over the piles of laths that littered the floors.

She keeps track of this confusing and colorful aerial menagerie with a little biological sleuthing.

These intentionally confusing spaces are created in part by a long void that cuts through the length and height of the museum.

There will be fewer confusing meal choices and more healthier, premium products such as salads, yoghurts and sliced fruit.

It was a confusing performance, and many were duly confused.

It is always confusing when going from one room to the next in a museum to know which way to turn.

Some aspects of the discovery, though, are still confusing for the scientists.